Ramcharan Thiagrajan, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist with Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

Get to know Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Ramcharan Thiagrajan, who serves the population of Louisiana.

Dr. Thiagrajan graduated with his Medical Degree from the Kilpauk Medical College Hospitals in 1991, giving him nearly three decades of experience n his field. After obtaining his Medical Degree he completed his internship with the Kilpauk Medical College Hospitals, before relocating to the United States. He then completed his General Surgery Residency with the Marshall University School of Medicine. Furthering his training he completed his Transplant Fellowship with the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Thiagrajan is certified by the The American Board of Surgery. To stay up to date in his field he remains a professional member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Thiagrajan currently practices as a Surgical Oncologist with Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner and is affiliated with the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Where he is an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery. He holds an expertise in the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program, Liver Surgery, General Surgery, Cancer Surgery, and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Surgical oncology is the use of surgery to treat cancer. The field of surgical oncology focuses on integrating the role of surgical removal of tumors into the multi-specialty treatment of cancers.  For most solid cancers, surgery remains the only potential treatment for cure, but can also be utilized to extend life and palliate cancer related symptoms.

Learn More about Dr. Ramcharan Thiagrajan:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/ His profile with Ochsner Medical Center, https://www.ochsner.org/doctors/thiagarajan-ramcharan His profile with LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/surgery/faculty_detail.aspx?name=Thiagarajan_Ramcharan

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